Rya and Quin readied themselves for whoever was coming out of the tunnel. Rya's mind was racing, and her heart was pounding against her chest. She didn't know if it had to do with the fear or the fact that she was still incredibly turned on.
'No! It's not the time to think about that! I have to be ready for whatever comes through that door.' Rya shook her head, trying to clear her mind.
"Well done, Percy! I don't know how you opened this door, but I'm glad you did," said the familiar voice of Sir George.
Quinus sighed in relief while Rya quickly tried to straighten up her clothes. She didn't want to explain what had just happened between her and Quinus to the rest of the party. And once she looked presentable, then she began to relax and ran ahead of Quinus.
"Sir George!? Percy!? Dalia!?" Rya shouted out joyfully while running toward the doorway.
"Aha! Alpha! You're Okay!" Dalia cheered out with a grin as she pounced on Rya.
"Yooou~!" Rya happily returned Dalia's embrace.
"Sorry, it took us a while to get here, my Lord. We encountered some goblins, but we defeated them easily," Percy answered.
"Where is the troll? Did you kill it?" Sir George asked with a concerned tone.
"Yes, somehow we survived. Frankly, it felt like Rya did all the work. Since she was the one to take it out," Quinus said with a defeated tone.
Sir George raises his eyebrow at this statement. He had no idea that Rya was capable of such a feat.
"You were the one who killed the troll? How?" Sir George questioned while looking at Rya curiously.
"I-I didn't do all the work. If Quin didn't throw me his sword when he did, then we would have died," Rya pointed out.
"But you were strong enough to send the troll to the surface to kill it. That's a great feat, and you should be proud," Quinus replied proudly.
"Lady Rya, we are blessed to have you. I don't know how we can ever repay you for saving our Lord," Percy answered with pride in his voice.
"Aye, milady. I was too hasty in judging you because of your race... I see I was a fool in doing so... Just so you know, there is nothing in the world more beautiful than a woman who can use magic. Even though you might not think yourself worthy of such praise. You have my sword, Lady Rya." Sir George stated.
"I-I really appreciate that, Sir George," Rya responded with an awkward smile. 'I'm not used to getting so much praise. How are you supposed to act?' Rya thought to herself, not sure if she was supposed to bow or curtsy.
"Blessed, is an understatement, Percy… Alright, let's get going. I'm tired of this damned labyrinth," Quinus said as he sheathed his sword.
"Hmm! Agreed!... Come this way, my Lord," Sir George said with a bow before he took the lead.
"Hey, where's the Black Rose Merc?" Rya asks with a confused look.
"The coward fled to the surface... Haah, I wish I could have taken him out. But you were our priority, Lady Rya," Percy replied with a disappointed look.
"We will hunt him down, young one... As long as I get to come along... Or are you a lone wolf?" Dalia asked with a sly smirk.
"O-Of course I can hunt down someone by myself... But, I don't know how I could deny having you... erm, I mean, a warrior, such as you, by my side. I am at your command, Lady Dalia." Percy answered her with a bow.
Dalia smiles and wags her tail at Percy's reactions. She didn't know why, but her instincts were telling her to poke and prod him for some reason. Of all the humans she'd been around, Percy was the only one to make her heart flutter. She never felt this way before, and she needed answers on why she was feeling so weird.
She tried to ignore the feeling as the group made its way to the first staircase. But as time went on, Dalia became more and more frustrated with herself. 'What is this feeling?!' Dalia screamed in her head.
So, while the group started to ascend the dungeon floors, Dalia came up close to Rya. In hopes of keeping her conversation private
"Alpha? I have a question?" She whispered to Rya.
"Hmm? What's the question?" Rya replies with a confused tone.
"When talking with the young one, I get an urge? Like, I want to poke him, but with my words?" Dalia whispers with a hopeful expression.
"Hmm? I think you want to tease him?" Rya answers back with confusion in her voice.
"Tease him?... That's it, yes! You're so smart, Alpha! But I don't know why I want to?" Dalia questions herself again.
"Well, Percy is a timid and obedient guy... So maybe you want to see a different reaction from him? One that you caused, instead of something else?" Rya tries to reason with her.
"I guess?... I'm not sure... he's only timid around me, and it makes me want to tease him. Ahh! This is so confusing! But, it's a good feeling, and I think I want to feel more," Dalia answers with a giggle as her tail wags all over the place.
Rya was finally understanding what was happening to Dalia. She has a crush on Percy, and she doesn't know what to do with it. This was going to be a fun thing to watch, and she wanted to help Percy get a good girlfriend. Dalia seemed like a good girl with whom he would get along. So, she was going to help push them together if she could.
"Alright, how about we talk about what kind of things you can tease him about? There are all sorts of things you can do to get a good reaction out of him," Rya offers with a mischievous smile.
"Okay! Please, teach me, Alpha!" Dalia pleaded, eager to learn more.
This made Rya smile at first, but then she realized that she had never teased a man before. She needed to recall what other women had done to her when she was a man growing up in college. It took some time before she came up with some good ideas for Dalia and whispered them into her ear.
The group continues to make their way through the dungeon, taking a break to eat lunch on the sixth floor.
"B-But what if he doesn't like that?" Dalia asked with a worried tone.
"Don't worry, Dalia. Just tease him a little at first, to see if he likes it," Rya states with a wink.
"Hmm... I will try when the time is right, Alpha... Thank you," Dalia says with a nod. She continues. "I have another question, though?"
"Yes?" Rya asks with curiosity.
"How were you able to mark Beta, without him marking you?" Dalia says with a shy smile.
"Huh? I don't follow. What do you mean I 'marked' him?" Rya asks with confusion in her voice.
"Hmm? But your mark is all over his hands and face? It's hard not to notice your scent all over him. And yet, he hasn't marked you? I've never seen a female own a male like that! I wish to mark the young one like you did," Dalia says with a dreamy look.
'What the hell is Dalia talking abou—' Rya stopped herself once it occurred to her what Dalia meant by marking Quinus.
'Oh God, she can smell my cum! She wants to mark Percy as I did to Quin!' Rya thinks to herself.
But that's when a sense of dread washed over Rya. Upon realizing what she had done. What she has become.
'No, I can't be mentally changing into a woman! That's impossible! Oh God, oh God, oh Goddess! Why did I let Quin do that to me? I thought it was the mana's fault at first. But I've been making fucking excuses! I must fight this! I don't know how I'll stop it, but I must! If things keep going the way they have been, then I will be making a huge mistake. I have to resist!' Rya tells herself as she fights the growing urges to change into a woman.